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Chamber Loses $30,000 under Lucero’s Watch

    Española mayoral candidate Alice Lucero could not fully account for why the Española Valley Chamber of Commerce lost $30,000 during her tenure as...

Mayoral Candidate Gets Free TV Ads

    Española mayoral candidate Alfred Herrera has been getting taxpayer-funded face time on cable television in the run-up to the March 2 election.     The...

City Candidate Fails To Report Spending

2/11/10     Just because candidates for public office in Española have to submit campaign finance reports doesn’t mean they have to be accurate.     Two of...

Superintendent’s Sister Named New Librarian

3/6/08     The Mesa Vista School Board determined during its Feb. 27 meeting that Superintendent Robert Archuleta may hire his sister as the Districts's interim...

Did Lucero Pull Movida?

2/11/10     The same employee furloughs that Española Mayor Pro Tem and mayoral candidate Alice Lucero lobbied against in front of city employees were originally...

Ambitious Experiments Capture Top Science Prizes

3/6/08     Holy Cross Catholic School students gushed and pointed at classmates' science projects Feb. 26 as they toured a gallery of diagrams and displays...

Rio Arriba Reps Vote for Lujan’s Tax Increase

    Smokers, drinkers, rich people and consumers in general could face higher taxes at the checkout counter and on their tax returns if lawmakers...

Are you willing to Pay for New Library?

2/11/10     Discussion at two public meetings about building a new library in Española have centered around how to make the property tax that would...

Council Candidate, Ex-Wife Trade Accusations after Police Called Twice to Couple’s Home

    Española Police were called out twice Sunday to a domestic disturbance at the home of an Española City Council candidate.     “Basically, my ex...

Bad Sake, Not Enemy Waylays La Madera Vet

3/13/08     Christobal Griego has few vivid memories about the year and a half he fought in Japan during World War II. It's for the...

13 Die of Drug Overdoses in Rio Arriba in 2009

2/4/10     At least 13 people died in 2009 from accidental drug overdoses in Rio Arriba County, according to the state Office of the Medical...

Uncertain Future for El Rito Head Start Program

3/13/08     Plans to rebuild El Rito Elementary School has left the local Head Start program with an uncertain future in El Rito. The program,...

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